8 years ago
Washburn science teacher crowd-sourcing funds for classroom supplies
Like many teachers in rural Maine, Tracy Reed would like to have more money for classroom supplies that help students learn with hands-on activities.
Stories by Anthony Brino
8 years ago
Pen Air hopes citizen comments will save PI-Boston route
Pen Air, the Alaskan company currently holding the contract to provide subsidized air service between Presque Isle and Boston, is banking on local citizens lending their support to keeping the route.
8 years ago
PI council gets earful on air service, votes for Newark
After three hours of public comments mostly in favor of keeping Pen Air service to Boston, the Presque Isle City Council voted 5-1 Monday night to recommend accepting United Airlines’ bid for air service to Newark, New Jersey.
8 years ago
$12 million cost of consolidating, reconfiguring could still save MSAD 1 money
If Maine School Administrative District 1 does not receive state funding for new school construction, district leaders want the public to consider consolidating and reconfiguring Presque Isle’s current schools.
8 years ago
Food pantry helps fill hunger gap with GIFT
On a seasonably cold Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a group of retired citizens spent part of their day volunteering at the Grace Interfaith Food Table, one of the area’s food pantries, as they do several times a month.
8 years ago
Flights to Newark may replace Boston route from PI
Passenger air service to Boston from Presque Isle’s Northern Maine Regional Airport could be changing to a new airline and new East Coast destination, as city and federal officials decide on six new airline proposals.
8 years ago
Lodge owners seeing promise with bison
For years a small bison herd has roamed the fenced-in pastures of the Homestead Lodge near the Aroostook River in the unincorporated township of Oxbow.
8 years ago
MSAD 1 invites public to ‘right-sizing’ info meeting
Maine School Administrative District 1 is holding a public meeting Tuesday, Jan. 16, on the district’s efforts to “right-size” school buildings and their associated costs.
8 years ago
Snowmobile trails likely to survive rain, thaw
Snowmobilers in central Aroostook County have been riding in many places for almost a month, and the trails are entering prime conditions.
8 years ago
Housing modification program expanded to help more seniors in County
A grant-funded home modification program run by the Fort Fairfield Housing Authority is expanding its reach this year to most of Aroostook County and aiming to help more seniors stay in their homes.
